Gordon Neate
Gordon Neate (14 March 1941 – May 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Neate | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Date of death | May 2019 (aged 78) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1956–1959 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1966 | Reading | 99 | (2) |
| Total | 99 | (2) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Reading,[1] Neate joined hometown club Reading in 1956 at the age of 15, turned professional in March 1958, and made his senior debut in April 1959.[2] Whilst at Reading he was nicknamed "Fred" by teammate Maurice Evans.[2] After making 99 league appearances for the club,[1] he retired due to injury in 1966, aged 25.[2] He then worked for the club as groundsman until he retired in 2009, aged 68, after 53 years with the club as both player and staff.[2]
gollark: It's kind of bad.
gollark: ```python#!/bin/env python3chars = [chr(n) for n in range(126)]firstchar = chars[0]lastchar = chars[len(chars) - 1]def increment_char(character): return chr(ord(character) + 1)def old_increment_string(string_to_increment): reversed_string = list(reversed(string_to_increment)) # Reverse the string for easier work. for rindex, char in enumerate(reversed_string): if char == lastchar: # If we can't increment this char further, try the next ones. reversed_string[rindex] = firstchar # Set the current char back to the first one. reversed_string[rindex + 1] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex + 1]) # Increment the next one along. else: # We only want to increment ONE char, unless we need to "carry". reversed_string[rindex] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex]) break return ''.join(list(reversed(reversed_string)))def increment_string(to_increment): reversed_string = list(to_increment) # Reverse the string for easier work. for rindex, char in enumerate(reversed_string): if char == lastchar: # If we can't increment this char further, try the next ones. reversed_string[rindex] = firstchar # Set the current char back to the first one. reversed_string[rindex + 1] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex + 1]) # Increment the next one along. else: # We only want to increment ONE char, unless we need to "carry". reversed_string[rindex] = increment_char(reversed_string[rindex]) break return ''.join(list(reversed_string))def string_generator(): length = 0 while 1: length += 1 string = chars[0] * length while True: try: string = increment_string(string) except IndexError: # Incrementing has gone out of the char array, move onto next length break yield string```
gollark: Except it enumerates all possible ASCII strings instead.
gollark: I made that!
gollark: no.
References
- "Gordon Neate". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Gordon 'Fred' Neate 1941-2019". Reading F.C. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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